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BAA up in air as door left open

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BAA up air as door left open - The extraordinary £15bn bid battle for BAA was thrown into confusion today after Spanish raider Ferrovial appeared land airports operator Water firms Government slammed - A House of Lords report has delivered devastating critique of water companies' record charges, leaks disruption of supplies



BAA up in air as door left open  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
The extraordinary £15bn bid battle for BAA was thrown into confusion today after Spanish raider Ferrovial appeared to land the airports operator
Water firms and Government slammed  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
A House of Lords report has delivered a devastating critique of water companies' record on charges, leaks and disruption of supplies
Market report: Tuesday 12.30  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Much of the £10bn being offered by Spain's Ferrovial BAA will eventually find its way back into the stock market
Rail firm bans daytrippers' travel  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
A rail firm has shocked passengers by targeting daytrippers and forcing people travelling between 4.30pm and 7pm to buy full fare tickets
£20,000 cost of shares scam  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Victims of 'boiler rooms' - illegal overseas operations that sell worthless shares - typically lose £20,000
Carphone Warehouse swamped by broadband flood  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
The Carphone Warehouse boss today admitted that demand for the group's free broadband service has far outstripped even his rosy outlook
World Cup bails out the High Street  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
World Cup fever saved May from being a total washout for retailers, according to the British Retail Consortium
Severn Trent profits gush to £488m  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain's second-biggest water company, Severn Trent, has seen its profits surge by almost a quarter in the past year despite its poor leaks record
Ryanair set to be 'world's favourite'  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Ryanair today claimed it is set to become the 'world's favourite airline' when it overtakes Lufthansa later this year
Multiplex vows to fight on over Wembley  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Aussie construction giant Multiplex, well behind schedule on Wembley stadium, today vowed to fight on against steel contractor Cleveland Bridge
Regent Inns takeover tumbles  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Regent Inns shares are expected to take a pasting as the Walkabout and Jongleurs bars group revealed takeover talks had collapsed
Damning verdict on energy firms  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Soaring prices and poor service are resulting in millions of 'deeply unhappy' energy customers, according to a report
Millions at risk from chip and Pin  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
The chip and Pin bank card system is so seriously flawed that millions of customers are dangerously exposed to criminals, it was claimed last night
Homebuying confidence doubles  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
A surge in homebuying confidence has seen the number of people planning to move before winter double since the start of the year
Half of Brits have travelled without cover  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Nearly half of holidaymakers and travellers admit they have been on holiday abroad without travel insurance, a survey showed today
'Mounting inflation threat' to economy  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Mounting inflationary pressures are threatening the UK's economic performance, an accountancy firm warned today
Airlines blame oil giants for losses  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Big oil has been accused of profiteering at the expense of the airline industry after latest forecasts today revealed losses at carriers
Builders race for £4bn Olympic contracts  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
London's biggest-ever bundle of development contracts for the £4bn Olympic City at Stratford is preparing to get off the ground
Windfalls of up to £17,000 for Lloyds TSB bank staff  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Around 19,000 staff at Lloyds TSB are set to share £69m through the company's Sharesave scheme
Ikea to charge 10p for every bag  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Ikea from this week will charge shoppers 5p for every bag, rising to 10p in September after a trial in Edinburgh slashed bag-use
TUC wants AGM votes revealed  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
The TUC has called on fund managers to reveal how they vote at company annual meetings on behalf of their pension fund clients
Euronext seeks Milan merger  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Euronext attempt a merger with the Italian bourse before its own $20bn-plus (£10.6bn) tie-up with the New York Stock Exchange
The same old names in shares offer  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Ace investigator Tony Hetherington takes a closer look at broker Bishop & Perkins, and their offer of Sensitron shares
My, but what big teeth you have Gordon  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown is right to clampd down on tax evasion but his recent tactics risk alienating corporate Britain
At last - benefits in sight at Standard Life  [06/06/2006 01:17 PM]
Standard Life's demutualisation will provide the ideal backdrop for policyholders to benefit, something they haven't done for many a year